Beyond Today, Into Tomorrow
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has summoned the Punjab Chief Secretary and the Local Government Secretary to appear in person before the commission on Jan 22 to explain delay in activities required to hold long-delayed local elections in the province, an informed source told Dawn on Friday. “This step is being taken to ensure urgent…
PTI senators slam ban on meetings with Imran Law minister says jail superintendent responsible for meetings, denies solitary confinement claim ISLAMABAD: Senators on Friday called for keeping tabs on the use of social media platforms by children under 18, with the chair proposing a special committee to develop safeguards in consultation with relevant ministries. The…
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar expressed his hope for peace and stability in Iran on Saturday, the Foreign Office (FO) said. According to a post by the FO on X, Dar spoke with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in a phone call in which the two diplomats discussed the current situation in…
Military-to-military ties between Pakistan and the United States appear to be strengthening, marked by renewed joint training, major defence sales and unusually warm rhetoric from President Donald Trump towards Pakistan’s military leadership. According to a statement issued by the US Central Command (Centcom), American and Pakistani troops this week concluded joint training at Pakistan’s…
KARACHI: Karachi police on Saturday claimed to have arrested two suspects, including a man allegedly involved in the assault of “over 100” boys. Officials, citing lab findings from seven such cases between 2020 and 2025, said boys were lured and kidnapped before being subjected to criminal assault, mostly in the Malir Nadi (riverbed) area. East…
Islamabad: Pakistan has condemned profiling of mosques and their management committees in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), calling it “blatant intrusion into religious affairs.” According to Beyond the Time News, the Foreign Office in a statement said, “This blatant intrusion into religious affairs constitutes a grave violation of the fundamental right to freedom…
